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Maria Stuarda at Barcelona Opera House Gran Teatre Del Liceu

Dates: (12/19/2014 - 1/10/2015 )

Theatre:

Barcelona Opera House Gran Teatre Del Liceu


La Rambla, 51-59
Barcelona City,Barcelona 08002

Phone: +34 93 274 64 11

Tickets: €8.00 - €176.00

Running Time: 2h 45min

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The history books tell of the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was beheaded for treason after making the mistake of defying her powerful cousin Elizabeth I. Gaetano Donizetti and his young librettist Giuseppe Bardari – inspired by Schiller's play – worked with passionate fidelity to convert this clash between two Queens into the opera Maria Stuarda. But a personal conflict fired by rivalry between the two leading ladies was superimposed on the historical one and their fits of temper created numerous problems with the censors in Naples from the first rehearsals until ultimately the performances were banned. In 1835 the opera was premiered at the Scala in Milan with Maria Malibran in the title role. Malibran decided, in a brave but short-lived gesture, to defy the censors by singing all the words that had been expurgated. After just a few performances, the authorities cancelled the work and Maria Stuarda was forgotten for a century, until it was rediscovered in 1958. Since then it has grown steadily in both popularity and prestige.

Cast and Creative team for Maria Stuarda at Barcelona Opera House Gran Teatre Del Liceu

Conductor
Maurizio Benini

Stage Direction
Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser

Scenography
Christian Fenouillat

Costumes
Agostino Cavalca

Lighting
Christophe Forey

New co-production
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Royal Opera House Covent Garden (Londres), Polish National Opera (Warsaw) and Théâtre des Champs Elysées (Paris)

Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu

Cast
Joyce DiDonato, Silvia Tro Santafé, Javier Camarena, Michele Pertusi, Vito Priante and Anna Tobella


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